I love the cobblestones, the lanterns, the ironwork, the designs on the buildings. Maybe its because I am actually slowing down enough to see them or because this city just has a magical amount of details and character… or a combination of both.

Either way, it always seems like my life slows down a bit when I am here. Whether or not there is the lovely craziness of family around me and I am negotiating a million things at once or I am completely alone and doing nothing but absorbing what is in front of me.

Aside from the buildings, there is of course the food. And the color. And did I mention the food? And whether or not we were eating it, we were certainly taking it in with all of our senses.

In the rare case that we weren't gazing around us, eating or window shopping, we were sitting and relaxing.

The colors are just amazing!! I can see why you love Paris: it has all those warm, beautiful colors that you love to design with! :-) You look great (I was just thinking that you were taking all of the pictures and weren't in them, but there you were in the last one!) And your daughters dimples are so sweet: her smile makes me smile!! Hugs, H in Healdsburg

Thank you Helen. Yes, there is definitely something in the light in Paris. Everything feels a little bit different. I don’t know what it is but it has to be more than just the fact that I’m on vacation!

I have been thinking about the photos from your last post. ** sigh ** I've always dreamed of Paris as a romantic old world city. Your photos absolutely make me want to go and spend some time there.
Thank you for sharing Paris with me. I adore it.
I hope you continue to have a lovely time there with your family.